He's the son of a serial killer. She's his father's only surviving victim. He's obsessed with her. She's frightened of him. Before it's all over they'll need each other to survive. Cain Killion's life has revolved around blood. From a childhood of torture by his father, to his gruesome ability to solve crimes. When a current case is directly connected to his past, there's only one person with answers. But she isn't talking, and the bodies are stacking up. The solution... Kidnap her. Defying Evil is the first book in the Blood is Thicker Than Series of dark romantic thrillers. It features a man tortured by his past who never thought he was capable of love. If you devour edge-of-your-seat thrillers and romance novels, you'll love a series that combines both in a roller-coaster ride of mind games and tragic love. Read this dangerously dark romance today! Trigger warning: Depictions of violence. Previously published until the title Saving Mercy.